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Flipping around the radio dial a few weeks ago, I made a 90 second pit stop on Mark Levin’s program, about as long as I can stand most conservative talking heads lately.
It’s not that we don’t share similar objectives…

A couple of weeks ago, an elderly lady “Dee” saw my daughter (now fifteen) again after several years. She had previously seen her occasionally (between the age of four and ten) attend Mass and say the Rosary. Now, with index…

As we celebrate September, a month dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, we observe three feasts this month that call us into a more devoted relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary. This month, we celebrate:

September 8 – The Nativity…

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Queen of the Public Square

by John Horvat II October 28, 2011

As many as 200,000 Americans took to the streets on October 15 and “occupied” thousands of public squares nationwide to voice their concerns about the nation’s future. Such an outpouring of public sentiment should have been enough to attract the…

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Hail Mary

by Most Rev. John Vlazny October 25, 2011

Shortly after his election as our Supreme Pontiff, Pope John Paul II said, “The rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and its depth.” Many Catholics, including myself, share those sentiments. During this month of…

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The Month of the Holy Rosary: awards for our schools, religious freedom, respect for life

by Francis Cardinal George, OMI October 15, 2011

October is usually a good month for weather in Chicago. It is always a good month in the Church, because it begins with commemorating a popular saint who is a doctor of the church and patron of the missions: St.…

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